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Festivals, vrats and holidays

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May 2022

Vaishakha · Vikram Samvat 2079 · Chicago
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1Shukla Dwitiya from 16:55Dwitiya2Shukla Tritiya from 18:49TritiyaEid al-Fitr3Shukla Chaturthi from 21:03ChaturthiAkshaya Tritiya4Shukla Panchami from 23:31Panchami5Shukla Shashthi from 02:03Shashthi6Shukla Saptami from 04:27Saptami7Shukla Saptami (continues)Saptami8Shukla Ashtami from 06:30Ashtami9Shukla Navami from 08:02Navami10Shukla Dashami from 08:55Dashami11Shukla Ekadashi from 09:01Ekadashi12Shukla Dwadashi from 08:21DwadashiMohini Ekadashi13Shukla Trayodashi from 06:57TrayodashiPradosh Vrat14Shukla Purnima from 02:16PurnimaVrishabha Sankranti15Krishna Pratipada from 23:14PratipadaTotal lunar eclipseBuddha PurnimaVaishakha Purnima+116Krishna Dwitiya from 19:55Dwitiya17Krishna Tritiya from 16:30Tritiya18Krishna Chaturthi from 13:07ChaturthiSankashti Chaturthi19Krishna Panchami from 09:54Panchami20Krishna Shashthi from 06:59Shashthi21Krishna Ashtami from 02:30Ashtami22Krishna Navami from 01:04Navami23Krishna Dashami from 00:15Dashami24Krishna Ekadashi from 00:02Ekadashi25Krishna Dwadashi from 00:24DwadashiApara Ekadashi26Krishna Trayodashi from 01:18Trayodashi27Krishna Chaturdashi from 02:40ChaturdashiPradosh Vrat28Krishna Amavasya from 04:25AmavasyaMasik Shivaratri29Krishna Amavasya (continues)AmavasyaJyeshtha Amavasya30Shukla Pratipada from 06:30Pratipada31Shukla Dwitiya from 08:49Dwitiya
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in May 2022

  1. Eid al-FitrOther faithsExpected
    The end of the Ramadan fast.Expected date; it can move by a day with the moon sighting.
  2. Akshaya TritiyaHindu festivals
    A day whose good deeds and purchases are said never to diminish.Tithi begins 2 May · Shukla Tritiya: 2 May, 18:49 GMT-5 → 3 May, 21:03 GMT-5
  3. Mohini EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 11 May · Shukla Ekadashi: 11 May, 09:01 GMT-5 → 12 May, 08:21 GMT-5
  4. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 13 May, 06:57 GMT-5 → 14 May, 04:53 GMT-5
  5. Vrishabha SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Vrishabha.Sun enters 14 May, 18:59 GMT-5
  6. Total lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 21:27 to 00:55 (peak 23:11). Sutak from 12:27: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 15 May, 21:27 GMT-5 → 16 May, 00:55 GMT-5 · sutak from 15 May, 12:27 GMT-5
  7. Buddha PurnimaOther faiths
    The birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha.Tithi begins 14 May · Purnima: 15 May, 02:16 GMT-5 → 15 May, 23:14 GMT-5
  8. Vaishakha PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 14 May · Purnima: 15 May, 02:16 GMT-5 → 15 May, 23:14 GMT-5
  9. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Krishna Chaturthi: 18 May, 13:07 GMT-5 → 19 May, 09:54 GMT-5
  10. Apara EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 24 May · Krishna Ekadashi: 25 May, 00:02 GMT-5 → 26 May, 00:24 GMT-5
  11. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Tithi begins 26 May · Krishna Trayodashi: 27 May, 01:18 GMT-5 → 28 May, 02:40 GMT-5
  12. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Tithi begins 27 May · Krishna Chaturdashi: 28 May, 02:40 GMT-5 → 29 May, 04:25 GMT-5
  13. Jyeshtha AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Tithi begins 28 May · Amavasya: 29 May, 04:25 GMT-5 → 30 May, 06:31 GMT-5